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Massimo_Foti

- L.Delsing

It is indeed the prototype of the PRTL.

Good to know. Thanks

Massimo

JimWeb

- Massimo_Foti

T-55 AM by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

T-55AM Minenräumladung

earlymb · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 30, 2011 Posts: 101

- Massimo_Foti

Do you have additional info about the new Museum? Are they working on it? Will it be a new or existing building? What will happen in Delft?

Massimo

It will be a completely new building, surrounded by a large park located on the grounds of the former airfield Soesterberg. The park itself will also be used, for events, vehicle demonstrations and outside exhibitions.

For more info also see www.heijmans.nl/projec...eum/id/567

At this moment the new destination for the present museumbuildings has not yet been decided upon.

David

Massimo_Foti

So there will be planes too. They have plenty of space for sure and building from scratch means they could achieve something interesting.

Thanks for the info

Massimo

earlymb · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 30, 2011 Posts: 101

The planes are from the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum also located at Soesterberg (on a different section though). The Armymuseum and the MLM will merge into the National Military Museum.

Website of the MLM: www.militaireluchtvaartmuseum.nl/

They, too, have a beautiful collection!

David

Massimo_Foti

The Fokker D-XXI and Fokker G.1A alone would be worth the trip!

Massimo

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

The Fokker D-XXI is a fake since it it a rebuilt Harvard! IIRC the G.1A is a replica.

Regards,
Lesley

Massimo_Foti

So they are cheating! Smile

Massimo

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

- L.Delsing

The Fokker D-XXI is a fake since it it a rebuilt Harvard! IIRC the G.1A is a replica.

Regards,
Lesley

Lesley, are you sure about the D.XXI? From the admittedly small pic in the museum site, it looks either like an original or a very good replica.
This is a VISMOD T-6/D.XXI:

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L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

Hello Costas,
Look at ''survivors'' in the link below.
wiki.scramble.nl/index...kker_D.XXI

A link to what is on display, storage etc;
wiki.scramble.nl/index...art_Museum

Regards,
Lesley

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

It doesn't say anywhere about it being a converted T-6, just a replica that apparently was flyable. The one in the photo I posted was also used in a Dutch movie (Soldier of orange).

earlymb · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 30, 2011 Posts: 101

I believe the most complete original D-XXI is located at the Crash-museum at Aalsmeerderbrug (near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport). It is a recovered crashed one. I believe there is no surviving original G-1.

www.aviationmuseum.eu/..._40-45.htm

Michel_Krauss

- earlymb

I believe the most complete original D-XXI is located at the Crash-museum at Aalsmeerderbrug (near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport). It is a recovered crashed one. I believe there is no surviving original G-1

well the description "most complete original Fokker D-XXI" is a little to much I think.
From what I could find from picture's it's only the remains of the engine, pilot cockpit and front section of the fuselage.

The Fokker D-XXI was also used in the Finish airforce and they have one, scratch together from various remaining Finish Fokker D-XXI.
I think the largest part of this plane will fit the description "most complete etc"

Concerning the G-1, don't even know about some remains of one Sad

forgot to mention, I hoping they will improve lighting with the new location.
The current light at Soesterberg is much worse then Delft Wink

Massimo_Foti

- Michel_Krauss

forgot to mention, I hoping they will improve lighting with the new location.
The current light at Soesterberg is much worse then Delft

It's hard to imagine light conditions worst than Delft Laughing

Do they at least allow flash in Soesterberg?

All in all, as a visitor, I like that light, just like I like it in Solothurm (an arsenal even older than Delft) or in Morges (the basement of a castle). It matches the overall feeling of the old, fascinating building, even if it made life miserable for photographers.

On top of that, places like Delft are a good way to practice poor-light photograpy, so that I will be ready for the time I will visit Duxford and maybe even Kubinka Laughing

Massimo

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

I used flash in the air force museum and didn't get any complaints a couple of month ago.

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